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+# This workflow triggers auto-merge of any PR that dependabot creates so that
+# PRs will be merged automatically without maintainer intervention if CI passes
+name: Auto-merge dependabot PRs
+
+on:
+  pull_request_target:
+    types: [opened]
+
+jobs:
+  auto-merge:
+    if: github.repository == 'sharkdp/bat' && startsWith(github.head_ref, 'dependabot/')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment:
+      name: auto-merge
+      url: https://github.com/sharkdp/bat/blob/main/.github/workflows/Auto-merge-dependabot-PRs.yml
+    env:
+      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.AUTO_MERGE_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - run: |
+          gh pr review ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }} --comment --body "If CI passes, this dependabot PR will be [auto-merged](https://github.com/sharkdp/bat/blob/main/.github/workflows/Auto-merge-dependabot-PRs.yml) 🚀"
+      - run: |
+          gh pr merge --auto --squash ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}